I WANT TO FLY AWAY Photograph via Gizmodo Posted by Jesus Diaz on Gizmodo last week, this awesome shot is sparse on details. Up for debate is whether it’s a legit shot or photoshop wizardry. The comments section would have you believe it’s the latter. Regardless it’s an interesting visual and one…
CARPET FACTORY IN MARRAKESH, MOROCCO Photograph by YANN ARTHUS BERTRAND Photographer’s Description: Like Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria, Morocco is a major carpet production centre. These carpets are traditionally woven with wool, a symbol of protection and joy, sometimes combined with silk, cotton or camel or goat hair. The colours and patterns are…
THE TEMPLES OF BAGAN, MYANMAR Photograph by CYNTHIA DIAL Known for its thousands of temples in a 26-square-mile (67 sq km) space within a dusty, flat plain, the best times to experience the serenity and scope of Bagan are at dawn and dusk. After the earthquake in 1975, there are only 2,217…
THE GUILIN HILLS OF CHINA Photograph via Reddit The Guilin Hills are rock formations made of limestone and they are situated along the Li River in China. The tree-covered limestone hills are one of China’s most storied natural wonders, known as Guilin after the local town. They appear in countless Chinese scroll…
CANOEING IN CANADA Photograph by YANIK CHAUVIN Stunning shot from a canoe by Yanik Chauvin. The location? Gatineau, Quebec in the beautiful land of Canada. Yanikchauvin.com via Reddit
Photograph via Desktopart.org Rice Terraces are used in farming to cultivate hilly or mountainous terrain. They are quite effective for growing crops that require a lot of water, such as rice. They also help to decrease erosion and surface runoff. Oh and they are quite stunning to photograph from above! Terraced fields are used…
THE AQUADOM: WORLD’S LARGEST FREE-STANDING AQUARIUM Photograph by ERIC PANCER The AquaDom was created by Union Investment Real Estate GmbH and is the world’s biggest free-standing aquarium. It weighs 2,000 tonnes and comprises a 14 metre high cylinder filled with a million litres of water and 1,500 tropical fish. A special feature…
THE KUHA KARUHAS CAVE PAVILLION IN THAILAND Photograph by Christophe Archambault/AFP/Getty Images Tourists visit the stunning Kuha Karuhas pavilion located inside the Phraya Nakhon cave, in the Khao Sam Roi Yot national park, some 300 km south of Bangkok, Thailand, on December 5, 2010. The pavillon was built in 1890 on the…
SUNSET AT GRAND FALLS, ARIZONA Photograph by SCOTT WOOD An incredible shot of the Grand Falls in Arizona by Scott Wood, located on the Little Colorado River in the high desert of northeastern Arizona. The waters of the Little Colorado River become extremely muddy as they pass through the sandstone of the…
Photograph by Joel Sternfield The High Line is a public park built on a 1.45-mile-long (2.3 km) elevated rail structure running from Gansevoort Street to West 34th Street on Manhattan’s West Side. Previously, the High Line was a freight rail line, in operation from 1934 to 1980. It carried meat to the meatpacking district,…
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